NBC’s “Up All Night” Continues Change, Creator Exits Series

Back when NBC’s Up All Night got picked up for a second season, there was a caveat. The focus would shift from The Ava Show and Raegan’s (Christina Applegate) workplace to spend more time focusing on the family life. As if that change wasn’t enough, NBC decided to take a break during season two to convert the struggling (and underrated) sitcom from single camera to multi-camera, similar to the way shows like The Big Bang Theory film.

Well, more change is afoot for the Brinkleys. Emily Spivey, series creator, is departing the comedy. The show has entered a three month winter hiatus as production on five episodes begins in February with a new studio audience and multi-camera format. The season’s total will then come to 16 episodes, with the option for more considering how the new format turns.

As to how this will affect the series, it isn’t clear. It’s a good thing Christina Applegate, Maya Rudolph and Will Arnett are arguably irreplaceable.

No premiere date is set for the remainder of Season 2. The show will likely return in April.

J.D. Montgomery accidentally stumbled into the world of entertainment when he first joined the Yak’s team all the way from medical school on the isle of St. Maarten. Entertainment media is probably the last place you’d expect a 3rd year medical student to wind up in, but YakkityYaks is where he’s at. J.D. used his fast-paced learning style to quickly further himself as one of the Yak’s top entertainment contributors. While he has no background in the entertainment industry, he is an avid fan of television, movies, and music and his passion for the exciting world of entertainment translates into his wide array of reports. When J.D. is not writing, you can find him busy studying for his medical boards and wandering the halls of the hospital … not Grey’s Anatomy or House, MD style (fortunately or not). He also has a BS in Neuroscience and is always looking for ways to channel his medical background for the Yak. Too bad he’s not a vet.

A nine-hour adaptation of "11/22/63" - King's thriller about the Kennedy assassination - is headed directly to Hulu. Helmed by Abrams, the series is a limited “event series,” but there will be opportunities for future subsequent seasons based on the story, which follows high school English teacher Jake Epping, who travels back in time to try to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on the fateful date in American history.